One year has ended and another has started, its that time
when a lot of people like to look back over the past year and then make
resolutions for the new year. I'm not big on resolutions, I don't tend to
really make proper ones. However I'm going to have a recap of the past twelve
months. So here is is…
January
I spent January trying to adapt to being a Mummy of two, it was all still quite
new and I was seriously sleep deprived. We did venture out though, for my
sanity more than anything. I met a new friend this month; we'd exchanged a few
messages through
Netmums before I
had Riley and then we arranged to meet up at soft play. We clicked instantly as
did J and her little boy, and we've met up practically every week since. Some
times during the summer two or three times a weeks. She's probably helped to
keep me sane.
February
Again nothing big happened this month, just a normal month as a Mummy of two. I
did spend a chunk of February trying to find a dress suitable for J's
Christening. It's near impossible to find a pretty dress that is suitable for
breastfeeding and doesn't cost the earth
– however H&M came to my rescue.
THE DRESS
March
The beginning of the month was spent making the last arrangements for the Christening. Then the last week of the month was jam packed and busy. One of my best friends came from Germany to stay with me for a week; she was to be God Mother to R. During the week we had the Christening, which was a bit of a disaster. The in laws didn't bother to turn up, R cried all day from the moment we got to the church until we got home. Which resulted in a completely pointless trip to A&E with him because he was completely out of sorts. We also attended two Westlife concerts and a Mcfly concert. I would like to add I only went to Mcfly because I'm a lovely friend and it was my friend's birthday and she loves them.
April
It was A's birthday and our first real family day out, we took the children
along with my friend and her boy to Twin lakes. It was gloriously sunny,
unnaturally sunny for the time of year so it was perfect. It was brilliant to
spend the day as a family and really treat J, who'd been a little star since
his brother was born.
May
We took our first holiday as a family of four, along with my parents to the
West Coast of Ireland. It was beautiful – even if it was freezing and raining
the entire two weeks. The extra hands were really helpful as J found the whole
situation particularly strange and played up quite a lot because everything was
so different to his usual routine. R also started army crawling.
June
Our baby turned two – I remember wondering where on earth the time had gone. We
took him to the seaside for two days. Staying for our first night in a hotel as
a family of four. We got a mixture of weather but did get to play on the beach
something which we hadn't achieved when we went to Ireland. It was a brilliant
couple of days and J was the centre of attention and got to do everything he
wanted and completely enjoyed every minute of it.
We also started potty training.
July
We took our first trip out since potty training started and had no accidents –
it was a triumphant moment. I can't
remember anything else of any significance happening this month so after a busy
couple it was probably just a quiet one. Spent enjoying the last few weeks of
my maternity leave, and making the most of every sunny day to take the kids
out.
August
The big thing this month was my return to work. Three days a week, six hours a
day – I got back into it surprisingly faster than I thought. I like where I
work, I just wish I didn't have to. It's strange some days I don’t mind going
to work, other days I'd rather not. I never dread going in, but if I know I'm
not going to have much work I'd rather spend it at home with my children.
September
My baby walked… at just over 9.5 months old he was walking. It was a momentous
moment and within a week he went from a few wobbly steps to walking everywhere.
Also at some point J started to talk,
learning more and more words every day.
October
It was my birthday this month I was 21 again … I wish. I turned 27 and the
husband arranged a babysitter and took my out for a meal. The first time we'd
been out in a long time, we didn't stay out long but it was perfect. A couple
of hours to be Lucy and Ant and not Mummy and Daddy.
I also went on a proper girls night out, the first time I have been out on the
town drinking in a couple of years and it was one of the best nights out I've
had in a long long time. I got to be me, I got to have fun, to get drunk and
not worry about my children as they were safe at home with their daddy.
Westlife announced they were splitting up this month, an announcement that
affected me more than I thought it would. It was also the month I spent an
outrageous amount of money on tickets to see them in concert. Sixth row tiers,
sixth row floor, third row floor, and front row. The most amazing tickets I
have ever had.
I love how happy we look
November
My teeny baby turned one, not that he was like a baby still – he was already a
toddler by then. I've been finding it hard to accept that he's not a baby
anymore and even now I'm still trying to cling onto him being a baby even
though in reality he isn't. For his birthday I made a train cake and I have to
say it looked fab – especially as it was my first cake. We celebrated his
birthday with a few friends at soft play, and then later my parents and sister
came over for cake. Then the following day we took him to the sealife centre. It
was a brilliant couple of family days.
December
Christmas! That’s about all that needs to be said – Christmas dominated the
entire month. From the putting up of the decorations, to works parties to the
big day itself. It's been an incredible Christmas, Joshua understood so much this year and we
managed to get him so excited that he was asking to go to bed not long after
getting up so Santa would arrive earlier.
I've had a couple of weeks of over the Christmas period, and its been lovely –
its just a shame it has been over shadowed by illnesses. Rotten colds first one
then other that forced us to stay indoors. Just after everyone got over the
colds sickness bugs hit, first J and we thought it was just him until a few
days later when I caught it, followed by R catching it a few days later. It's
only been this weekend that we all seem to be over all the germs. Two years
running we've had illnesses at Christmas – I don’t want this to become
tradition.
